Bean-harvester.



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UNTTnn STATES ATnNT Tirion,

DAVID J. MORROVV AND JOI-IN C. MORROW, OF PEORlA, NEW YORK.

BEAN-HARVESTER.

SEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,435, dated December 30, 1902.

Application led April 19, 1902. Serial No. 103,702. (No modali.'

To all, whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, DAVID J. MORROW and JOHN C. MORROW, citizens of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Wyoming and State of New York, have invented a new and mproved Bean-Harvester, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a top or plan view of one of our bean-harvesters with the seat removed; and

' Fig. 2 is a left-hand side view of such a machine with the wheel toward the observer removed and with the handles for raising and lowering the harvester, as vwell as part of the mechanism for operating the gathering-rake by power, removed, and showing also only the handle used to operate the gathering-rake, which constitutes one of the essential features of our present invention. Fig. 3 is a detail view of part of the mechanism used for operating the gathering-rake by power, such view taken from theright-hand side ofthe machine. Fig. 4 is a detail View showing the method of supporting crank-shaft (or tube) r3 from the cross-piece a6. Shaft (or tube) r3 is similarly supported from crosspiece a5. Fig. 5 is a detail view similar to Fig. 3, showing the method of supporting the gears g2 and g3 on shaft r and stud r4, respectively, by meansl of block di from cross-piece a3. Fig. 6 shows in detail View the support and connection of handle t to crank-shaft r and the support for such shaft from cross-piece a. rlhis crankshaftr receives a similar support from crosspiece a2. Figs. 7 and 8 are detail views showing the support of handle h2 on shaft r and also the train of mechanism hy means of which it operates to tilt the frame of the machine relatively to the ton gueT. Fig. 9 shows i in detail View the support and connections of handle h3 to crank-shaft (or tube) r3.

The object of our invention is to provide a hand or power operated gathering-rake for a bean-harvester that shall'operate to gather the beans as they are harvested into bundles, so that they may be readily handled with a fork.

Similar letters refer to similar parts thro ugh* out the several views. p

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

tu and tu' are the wheels of the bean-harvester, having the usual swinging crank-axles r and rs, working in bearings secured to the under side ofthe cross-pieces Ct' a? and 0.5 d6, as seen in Figs. 4, 6, and 9, for cross-pieces et' and d6. The axle of the wheel w is a plain cranl -axle r, as indicated in the drawings, while the axle of the wheel 'tu' consists of a pin supported by the crank s2, rigidly secured to the tube r3, while such tube is suitably supported in bearings from the under side of cross-pieces a5 and c6, as indicated in Figs. 4: and 9, for crosspiece a6. The hub of the wheel w has rigidly secured to it a gear g, which meshes with a second gear g', and such gear g' is rigidly secured to a shaft fr, revoluhly supported in the tube r3, and a bearing on the under side of the cross-piece d3, all operating as will be described. These cross-pieces ct, a2, d3, d5, and d, as well as another somewhat similar piece a4, are secured-at their front and rear ends, respectively, to the base-pieces h' and h2.

The tongue T is pivoted between the front ends ofthe cross-pieces dSand a4, and a handle h2 is provided, by means of which the outer or forward end of this tongue T may be, through the usual mechanism, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, raised or lowered as desired. Handles of the usual construction t and h3 and operating in substantially the usual way are provided for raising and lowering the frame of the harvester by turning the shaft r and the tube r3, respectively, all as indicated in Figs. 6 and 9.

)Xtending downward from the frame-pieces are seen the usual cutters 7c and k', having the usual gatheringtines t if' secured just above these cutters.

' A shaft r2, working in bearings secured on the upper sides and at the rear ends of the cross-pieces a', c2, a3, d4, a5, and d, has secured thereon a series of cranks or arms c, with their rear ends all connected by the plate e, while the gathering-teeth t extend through this plate e and the rear end of the arms c bent at right angles with the body portions thereof, so as to lie parallel with the plate e in such a way that the two `nuts seen at the `front ends of the teeth t serve to secure these teeth firmly in the position indicated.

A crank s, secured upon the shaft r2, has

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articulating with the upper end thereof a connecting-rod (l, the front end of which articulates, as indicated in Fig. 2, with the lower end of the tilting lever h', pivoted at p.

On the inner end of the shaft r' a gear g2 is secured, and meshing with this gear g2, as seen in Figs. l and 3, is a gear g3, revoluble upon the stud r4, having a suitable rigid support al secured on the under side of the crosspiece a3. The means for supporting the gears g2 and g3 from the cross-piece a3 is seen in Fig. 5. This gear g3 carries a pin p, which forms a crank toengage when desired the opening in the front end of the connecting-rod o, as seen in Fig. 3. There is secured to the shaft r2, besides the crank s, a crank s', to which the rear end of this connecting-rod n is pivoted. This connecting-rod o is normally held out of engagement with the crank-pin p by the spring f, secured, as seen in Fig. 3, to the cross-piece as. The cross-piece a3 also supports a spring-plate f, which carries at its free and upper end, as seen in Fig. 3, a roller zo?. The springf is so proportioned and the roller to2 is so situated that when the operator places his foot upon the upper end of such spring f and depresses it the roller wz depresses the connecting-rod n, thereby causing the pin p as it is revolving to engage such rod o, and thus to raise the teeth t. The roller cu2 permits the rod t2 to move beneath it and also permits the operator to follow up the rod with the springf to insure that the rod n and pin p shall remain in engagement until the rod u strikes the pin p2, secured to the crosspiece a3, at which time the desired amount of upward motion of the teeth is effected, and they may be then released from the operating mechanism.

The operator in using our harvester after adjustingthe cutters at the proper height by means of the handles h and h3 lowers the teeth to the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 2, and after a sufficient quantityot' the beanstalks have accumulated beneath and in front of the teeth the springf is depressed by the operator, causing the teeth to occupy the position indicated in dotted lines, as already described, and discharging the bean-stalks beneath them in a bunch. This process may be repeated as often as asuitable quantity of the bean-stalks has accumulated on the teeth. If, as often happens, it is desired to raise the teeth by hand orto hold them in their raised position longer than they would be if the powerapparatus were used,the operatordraws the handle h toward him, and by holding it in that position causes the teeth to remain in their upper position as long as he may desire.

When for any reason the teeth have a tendency to rise or jump, so as not to do their work properly, the operator may hold them firmly in their working position by pushing the handle h away from him.

In the process of gathering the stalks by 'the teeth t a large quantity of stones and dirt is removed.

n What we claim i-sl. In a bean-harvester, in combination with the wheels and a frame supporting the cutters thereof, vertically-adj ustable mechanism for supporting such frame from such wheels, a rake having a series of teeth extending to the rearof such cuti ers and pivoted to such frame, and connections between one of the Wheelsbf such harvester and such rake whereby, independently of the adjustment of such frame, when desired, the rotation ot' one of such wheels may be caused to operate such rake.

2. In a bean-harvester, in combination with the wheels and a frame supporting the cutters thereof, vertically-adjustable mechanism for supporting such frame from such wheels, a rake havinga series of teeth extending to the rearof such cutters and pivoted to such frame, connections between one of the wheels of such harvester and such rake whereby, independently of the adjustment of such frame, when desired, the rotation of one of such wheels may be caused to operate such rake, and also an operating-handle and connections between such handle and such rake whereby the movement of such handle operates such rake as desired.

3. In a bean-harvester, in combination with the wheels and a frame supporting the cutters thereof, crank axles for supporting such frame from such wheels, means for adjusting such frame on such crank-axles, a rake having a series of teeth extending to the rear of such cutters and pivoted to such frame, and connections between one of the wheels of such harvester and such rake whereby, independently of the adjustment of such frame on such crank-axles, when desired, the rotation of one of such wheels may be caused to operate such rake.

4. In a bean-harvester, in combination with the wheels and a frame supporting the cutters thereof, crank axles for supporting such frame from such wheels, means for adjusting such frame on such crank-axles, a rake having a series of teeth extending to the rear of such cutters and pivoted to such frame, connections between one of the wheels of such harvester and such rake whereby, independently of the adjustment of such frame on such crank-axles, when desired, the rotation of one of such wheels maybe caused to operate such rake, and also an operating-handle and connections between such handle and such rake whereby the movement of such handle operates such rake.

DAVID J. MORROW. JOHN C. MORROW.

Witnesses;

ROBERT H. REID, DAVID MoRRow, H. V. BIDWELL.

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